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Tuesday, 22 January 2013

The Contact Print Offer Starts Next Sunday

Our next TOP print offer, of four large-format and ultra-large-format gelatin-silver contact prints by husband and wife Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee, will begin next Sunday, January 27th, at noon Eastern Time, and end the following Friday, February 1, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

At present there's no limit on the number of prints that will be available, but we may have to end the sale early if the demand proves too great.

The prices are $350 for an 8x20 (Michael's) or $250 for an 8x10 (Paula's), plus $25 off if you buy two, $50 off if you buy three, or $100 off if you buy all four. Paula and Michael make all their own prints themselves.

Unlike our previous sales, each print will be dry-mounted and overmatted with 2-ply acid-free board. (For those who don't know what all this means, I'll explain it later this week.) The dimensions of the mats are 13x25" and 13x15". Unmounted prints are not an option.

You will also have the option of ordering 4-ply board, and framing.

The negatives will be retired following the sale.

Domestic shipping is $35 for any number of unframed prints, and $10 extra for each frame. (We'll explain about International shipping in the announcement post on Sunday. Not quite settled yet.)

Please come by on Sunday (or sometime next week) to see the pictures!

Mike

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Well, I'll get some Lodima this spring to make my own 5x7's but it would have been nice to have the inspiration. Pass along my thanks to them though - those who will be able to will get some beautiful work and it helps you. As you said the other day, Win-Win.

Mike, do you (or other commenters) have an opinion on whether prints like these are likely to retain or even increase their value? I wouldn't buy with the idea of reselling but it might help me make my case for why I need to buy a print ;)